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performance :: legal definition


Performance - n. fulfillment of one's obligations required by contract. Specific performance of a contract may be demanded in a lawsuit. Partial performance is short of full performance spelled out in the contract, but if the contract provided for a series of acts or deliveries with payment for each of the series, there may be partial recovery for what has been performed or delivered even if there is not full performance.

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breach of contract :: n. failing to perform any term of a contract, writ ... breach breach specific performance
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contract :: 1) n. an agreement with specific terms between two ... n oral contract unilateral contract
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installment contract :: n. an agreement in which payments of money, delive ... n contract failure of consideration
option :: n. a right to purchase property or require another ... ng or upon expiration of the lease.
partial breach :: n. the failure to meet a term of a contract which ... g in the missing or expected items.
partnership :: n. a business enterprise entered into for profit w ... partnership partner silent partner
personal services :: n. in contract law, the talents of a person which ... his/her unique ability and product.
promise :: 1) n. a firm agreement to perform an act, refrain ... so: consideration contract covenant
specific performance :: n. the right of a party to a contract to demand th ... artwork. See also: contract prayer
substantial performance :: n. in the law of contracts, fulfillment of the obl ... also: contract specific performance
unilateral contract :: n. an agreement to pay in exchange for performance ... consideration contract performance

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pain and suffering :: n. the physical and mental distress suffered from ... l damages special damages suffering
palimony :: n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the ... the relationship. See also: alimony
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panderer :: n. 1) a person who panders or solicits for a prost ... special interests. See also: pander
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paralegal :: n. a non-lawyer who performs routine tasks requiri ... h less than that for the attorneys.
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parental neglect :: n. a crime consisting of acts or omissions of a pa ... usive or sexually predatory person.
pari delicto :: adj. equal fault. See also: in pari delicto ... al fault. See also: in pari delicto
parish :: n. 1) a geographic area served by a church (partic ... overnmental equivalent of a county.
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